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Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:26 pm
by Geordie bloke
What Harold Illych Sergei Wilson and Denis Yussopov Sonofabitch Healey, Russians! Never!!!
Up the proletariat!!
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:43 pm
by ovenpaa
Geordie bloke wrote:What Harold Illych Sergei Wilson and Denis Yussopov Sonofabitch Healey, Russians! Never!!!
Up the proletariat!!
Class!
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:09 pm
by Polchraine
dodgyrog wrote:
But then Wilson and his Government were all Russian stooges were they not?
ovenpaa wrote:Next you will be saying he was a Russian Spy LOL (Translate: Laugh out loud)
It will be interesting to see the MI5/6 reports when they are finally released.
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:25 pm
by Jenks
I have a lady customer who's father was awarded the V.C. for an action involving 'minature submarines' I don't know her maiden name so I don't know who her father was.. I'm itching to ask her, but we are not on familiar terms. I get the impression that she is very much old school and would not welcome me inquiring into her Fathers war record.
Jenks
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:34 pm
by ovenpaa
VC, so it could be the Tirpitz.
Time to google....
EDIT- X5 & XE9 are mentioned but I thought there was another one who's commander was awarded the VC,
Google some more..
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:43 pm
by Polchraine
ovenpaa wrote:VC, so it could be the Tirpitz.
Time to google....
EDIT- X5 & XE9 are mentioned but I thought there was another one who's commander was awarded the VC,
Google some more..
There were two operations of miniature submarines that resulted in the VC.
Lt Fraser and LS Maggenis for an attack on an Atago class cruiser in Singapore.
Lt Cameron and Lt Place for the Tirpitz
edit:
Fraser & Magennis were on XE3
Cameron and Place X6 and X7
edit 2:
Place had 1 son and 2 daughters
Fraser 4 sons and 2 daughters
Magennis 3 sons
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:00 pm
by ovenpaa
Hmm... I am finding conflicting information on this. I am convinced my information is wrong if my memory is anything to go on and I am not sure yours is right either.
Never trust Wikipedia. I will ask my father.
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:03 pm
by Polchraine
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:12 pm
by ovenpaa
Yup, you are right.
The annoying thing is I did a quick google grabbed the information and posted it and even as I hit save I was thinking it was wrong...
Re: X-Craft found?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:20 pm
by Polchraine
ovenpaa wrote:Yup, you are right.
The annoying thing is I did a quick google grabbed the information and posted it and even as I hit save I was thinking it was wrong...
Naval History lessons many years ago! The lecturer used acetates - so very good ones and to keep us awake and on our toes would drop in a Playboy centrefold every now and again!
